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1678024

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	900671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. However, we need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. I understand that the promoters of a Western rail link continue to update their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 11:54:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1645224

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their plans for new guidance to replace Southern Access to Heathrow: Strategic Objectives, published on their website on 4 November 2019; and, further to the answer by the Minister of the State for Transport on 22 July 2020 (HC Deb col 2268), in which he said that he was keen to “move forward at pace”, what specific steps have been taken to progress this since that date.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL8554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow airport and our ambition is that any Southern Access to Heathrow scheme is funded and delivered by the private sector. Proposals need to be developed in a way that does not require government funding and secures significant benefits. We continue to discuss options and engage with the promoters as they work to resolve these outstanding issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/06/2023 10:48:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1542984

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	89004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 89005 89006 question first answered 23/11/2022 12:41:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1542985

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Government supports the proposed Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	89005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 89004 89006 question first answered 23/11/2022 12:41:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1542989

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow on economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	89006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. We need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. Following the Autumn Statement on 17 November we are in the process of reviewing the Rail National Enhancements Portfolio and will make the outcome public once that work is complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 89004 89005 question first answered 23/11/2022 12:41:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1491218

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with (a) officials in his Department, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority, (c) Heathrow Airport and (d) Network Rail on the development of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	40918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>This government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow and has co-funded the recently opened Elizabeth Line which operates between Paddington and Heathrow.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2022 11:06:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1436063

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 24 March 2021 (HL14132), when they will announce the process for securing a private sector development partner for the Southern Railway Link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>Government intends to provide an update alongside publication of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, which is expected shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/03/2022 14:46:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1404549

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total amount of public money spent on (a) consulting on and (b) planning the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	107685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The estimated total amount of money spent on the Western Rail Link to Heathrow is £46.9m.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/01/2022 10:29:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1388348

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow; and how much of that cost will be contributed by Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL4986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>The total nominal capital cost for the Western Rail Link to Heathrow, in 2018 prices, is estimated at around £1.5bn to construct the rail link between Heathrow Airport Station and the Great Western Main Line. For the scheme to proceed, the Government has been clear that Heathrow Airport Limited would need to secure and provide an acceptable financial contribution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/12/2021 14:00:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1384535

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Western Rail Link to Heathrow was not included in the Union Connectivity Review.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	86612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review was an independent review and it is not for the UK Government to respond to questions about what was and was not included.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/12/2021 12:12:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1381537

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in West London and neighbouring Heathrow airport on Southern rail access to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	80310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Government remains committed to the Southern Access to Heathrow scheme and is working towards the next step of market testing, which is dependent on the scheme being affordable to taxpayers. Ministers and officials have frequent discussions with local authorities and Heathrow Airport on a range of topics</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/11/2021 10:28:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1357613

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the inclusion of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow in the Autumn Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	53320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has submitted its Spending Review bid to HM Treasury. Ministers and officials have had, and will continue to have, discussions with HM Treasury during the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 18/10/2021 12:50:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1357614

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to include the Western Rail Link to Heathrow in the upcoming Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	53321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review will set UK Government departments’ resource and capital budgets for the next 3 years (2022-23 to 2024-25) and devolved administrations’ block grants for the same period. The Spending Review will conclude on 27th October alongside the Autumn Budget 2021.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/10/2021 09:55:22 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1301947

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the development of a southern link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Guildford
	tabling member printed	Angela Richardson
	uin	167344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Work is underway to complete the Pre-Strategic Outline Business Case alongside the continued development of an appropriate commercial model to enable a ‘market involved’ approach for Southern Access to Heathrow (SAtH).</p><p>The Department intends to provide further guidance to the market regarding the proposed commercial direction and next steps, including the process for selection of a development partner in Summer 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Government remains committed to SAtH’s status as a ‘pathfinder’ project that can harness ideas and expertise from the private sector to fund, finance and deliver this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/03/2021 14:14:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4840 label Biography information for Angela Richardson

1302041

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will announce the process for securing a private sector development partner for the Southern Railway Link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL14132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department remains committed that the Southern Access to Heathrow scheme, formerly known as Southern Rail Link to Heathrow, should be a ‘pathfinder’ project with increased levels of market involvement.</p><p> </p><p>Government intends to provide further guidance to the market regarding the proposed commercial direction and next steps, including the process for selection of a development partner in Summer 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/03/2021 15:11:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1240800

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation he undertook before postponing the delivery of the Western Rail Access to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	99729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not postponed the delivery of the Western Rail Access to Heathrow. The Government has always been clear that delivery of such is subject to a satisfactory business case and agreement of acceptable terms with the Heathrow Aviation industry. Discussions between the Department and Heathrow Airport Limited to agree an appropriate funding contribution were interrupted following the Court of Appeal’s judgement on the Airports National Policy Statement and the devastating impact of COVID-19, resulting in a delay. Network Rail plans to re-consult on the scheme in 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/10/2020 13:51:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1240802

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when construction work will start on the Western Rail Access to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	99730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Construction of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow is expected to start following the granting of planning consent, with construction of the main build estimated to take approximately five years. Submission of the scheme’s application for development consent, is subject to a satisfactory business case and the agreement of acceptable terms with the Heathrow Aviation industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/10/2020 13:25:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1240803

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost increase as a result of the two year delay to the Western Rail Access to Heathrow project.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	99731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Progress on the Western Rail Link to Heathrow is subject to a satisfactory business case and the agreement of acceptable terms with the Heathrow aviation industry. Negotiations on these terms have not yet concluded and any estimate of cost to the taxpayer is dependent on this agreement. There is also no reason why costs would increase as a result.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/10/2020 13:34:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1237304

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to develop a process to select a partner for a Southern Railway link to Heathrow Airport following the recommendation in the report by Nichols and Agilia Southern Railway Link to Heathrow: market sounding, published on 19 December 2018; and what plans they have to establish a timescale for this process.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL8406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Market Sounding Findings Report was published in December 2018, indicating significant interest for development and financing of Southern Access to Heathrow, the scheme formerly known as Southern Rail Link to Heathrow (SRLtH).</p><p> </p><p>However, the responses to the Market Sounding did not build a feasible case for a Market Led approach to a Southern Access to Heathrow which could progress without government support such as direct subsidy or infrastructure usage guarantees.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of this report, Government has undertaken work to fulfil the recommendations set out in the report. The recommendations were that the Department should provide greater detail on minimum requirements and objectives for a SAtH scheme and that the Department should consider an appropriate commercial model for early market involvement.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2019, following extensive stakeholder engagement, the Department published eight Strategic Objectives for SAtH, setting out a narrative and minimum requirements for each.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also been working alongside external commercial advisers to develop an appropriate ‘market involved’ commercial model for the delivery of this scheme. We remain committed that a Southern Access to Heathrow should be a ‘Pathfinder Project’ with increased levels of market involvement and that this approach will likely be in the form of a development partner or development manager.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ministerial approval and alignment to the anticipated HM Treasury Infrastructure Finance Review, the Department intends to provide further guidance regarding the commercial approach for SAtH in early 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/10/2020 16:56:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1237306

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to progress the development of a privately financed Southern Railway link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL8408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>This government has committed to building a Britain with world class infrastructure. SAtH would be part of the Government’s plan to build back better, greener and faster. We remain committed that a Southern Access to Heathrow should be a ‘Pathfinder Project’ working with the private sector to harness new and innovative ideas while reducing the burden on fare and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has undertaken extensive stakeholder engagement to develop a set of strategic objectives for the Southern Access to Heathrow scheme. Throughout this process the Department has remained ‘outcome-focused’ and mode-agnostic allowing space for private sector innovation and ideas. It is not a detailed specification for the scheme at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of these Strategic Objectives in November 2019, the Department has worked to finalise a ‘Pre-Strategic Outline Business Case’, to outline the case for change and need for a scheme such as this, setting out practically how this scheme should be taken forwards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is developing commercial and financial models for working alongside the private sector to fund, finance, and deliver this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ministerial approval and alignment to the upcoming HM Treasury Infrastructure Finance Review, the Department intends to provide further guidance regarding the commercial approach in early 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/10/2020 16:55:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1235909

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in assessing the Outline Business Case for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport submitted by Heathrow Southern Railway Limited to the Department for Transport in September 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL8302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In September 2016, the Department received an unsolicited Outline Business Case for a rail link to Heathrow Airport from Heathrow Southern Railway Limited. Subsequently, two processes were undertaken regarding the development of a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow, forming the project now known as Southern Access to Heathrow (SAtH). The Market Led Proposals Call for Ideas, and the Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Market Sounding.</p><p> </p><p>The market sounding process undertaken in 2018 did not ask for detailed specific schemes to be submitted, and no procurement process has been undertaken to select a preferred scheme for Southern Access to Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to develop an appropriate ‘market involved’ commercial model for the delivery of this scheme. This is an exciting opportunity to harness new and innovative ideas from the private sector while reducing the burden on fare and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has continued to work closely with a range of interested stakeholders on the development of SAtH, including with Heathrow Southern Rail Limited.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/10/2020 16:40:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1235910

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proposals for southern rail access to Heathrow were received in response to the Department for Transport’s call for market-led proposals, issued on 20 March 2018; what the names of such respondents were; and how many respondents have (1) contacted, and (2) been contacted by, the Department for Transport about those proposals since 13 December 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL8303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>There were two processes carried out concurrently. The first was the Call for Ideas as part of the Market Led Proposals workstream, which was carried out by the Department to explore numerous scheme proposals across a broad range of transport regions and routes; the second was a Market Sounding process that focussed specifically on Southern Access to Heathrow (SAtH) (formerly Southern Rail Link to Heathrow).</p><p> </p><p>There were twenty-seven contributors to the Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Market Sounding response. The Market Sounding Findings Report was published by Nichols and Agilia in October 2018, which includes the list of contributors to the Market Sounding questionnaire. The responses provided as part of the process were done under commercial confidentiality provisions.</p><p> </p><p>The market sounding exercise did not call for specific proposals but sought to explore opportunities to access significant private sector funding sources beyond just rail passenger revenues, including those derived from wider non-rail benefits, and to understand the appetite of the private sector to share the risk of developing the Southern Access scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Market Sounding exercise, in November 2019 the Department published eight Strategic Objectives for the Southern Access scheme and is working to develop a commercial model to bring a private sector partner into the design and delivery of the project. Throughout this process, we have engaged significantly with stakeholders, including a number of those who responded to the market sounding exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/10/2020 16:42:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1235911

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proposals for rail investment other than for southern rail access to Heathrow were received in response to the Department for Transport’s call for market-led proposals, issued on 20 March 2018; what the names of such respondents were; and how many respondents have (1) contacted, and (2) been contacted by, the Department for Transport about those proposals since 13 December 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL8304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport received a total of twenty-nine proposals to the call for market-led proposals, excluding those relating to southern rail access to Heathrow. Due to commercial confidentiality we are unable to provide details of the respondents. All respondents were contacted at the time of their proposals. The Department has provided assistance to sponsors to develop their proposals and remain available to all sponsors who responded to the call for ideas. Since 13 December 2019 we are aware of engagement with one proposer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/10/2020 16:34:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1233533

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he is making on plans for the development of a southern rail access to Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	88322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Southern Access to Heathrow (SAtH) would provide extensive benefits to the areas surrounding Heathrow and the South East of England, making getting to the airport quicker, easier and greener for millions of travellers in the boroughs surround the airport, across the south of England as well as creating regeneration opportunities and making Britain a more attractive place to invest and connect UK exporters to new international markets.</p><p> </p><p>While a fast pace on SAtH is important, the scheme is very much in its infancy, and there is as yet much to be developed. It is crucial to the success of the project that time is taken in this early stage to ensure that the initial outcome based specification and commercial model on which the scheme will developed, are appropriate and the right solution to ensure value for money to the fare payer, the scheme proposer and the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>My Department continues to work closely with the market, including scheme promoters, operators and capital investors, along with the wider private sector and following Ministerial approval and alignment to the HM Treasury Infrastructure Finance Review; my Department intends to provide further guidance to the market regarding the commercial approach for SAtH early in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We also are continuing to work alongside Network Rail and Heathrow Airport Limited, to integrate with Western Rail Link to Heathrow, while ensuring alignment with other major infrastructure projects, to guarantee the most efficient design and delivery of SAtH.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/09/2020 15:51:29 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1177480

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Heathrow Airport Ltd’s Initial Business Plan, published in December 2019, committing funding to new rail links to that airport, if the Government will confirm (a) funding from the public purse to and (b) approve the Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	14818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>It is helpful that Heathrow Airport has been clear in its Initial Business Plan that it sees the Western Rail Link being delivered in all scenarios. Government has always been clear that its support for the development of the scheme is subject to the successful agreement of terms with the Heathrow Aviation industry.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 14:56:23 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore